Strict Control Intensified on Speed Pill Precursors

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Oct 31 (TNA) – The justice minister has intensified control on the export of sodium cyanide in a bid to stop the supply of a precursor for the production of illicit drugs, especially speed pills.

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said the order was laid down by a meeting on the control of sodium cyanide to tackle narcotic problems. He chaired the meeting.

 

The export of sodium cyanide would be delayed pending measures to control the substance and simultaneously relevant officials would seriously supervise the local use of the substance as for the time being the country demanded about 310 tons of sodium cyanide, Mr Somsak said.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1048090

 

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[chalawaan]

They'll never win until they control distribution.

I mean the drugs, not the precursors, or the borders or any other expensive failures.

The people will get high no matter what.

 

Controlled legal safer doses is the only answer. 

 

Just like booze, and I will never stop saying it.  

 

Edited October 31, 2022 by chalawaan

[RichardColeman]

12 hours ago, chalawaan said:

Controlled legal safer doses is the only answer. 

The people in Thailand cannot handle alcohol - just look at the road statistics, and you want to throw in more drugs ? Sheesh mate'

 

Come back with this argument when Thai road deaths equal the norm in other countries and you may have a valid argument

 

[2baht]

Sounds like an admission of complicity in the supply of raw materials to produce these gutter drugs!

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, 2baht said:

Sounds like an admission of complicity in the supply of raw materials to produce these gutter drugs!

Complicit in manufacture and distribution.

[mjakob007]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

intensified control on the export of sodium cyanide in a bid to stop the supply of a precursor for the production of illicit drugs

not going to happen, as long as the enforcers are hands in glove with culprits

[PETERTHEEATER]

Sodium Cyanide is used to recover gold from mining operations. The report indicates that Thailands annual requirement is around 310 tonnes per annum. He seeks to limit export implying that Thailand is a producer.

This would make more sense if he was aiming to limit IMPORT of the chemical. I cannot open the link to the source article to check if this is a translation error. ????